OUTCOME B1

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome onboard Flight 4B7 with service from Hong Kong to San Francisco. We are currently third in line for take-off and are expected to be in the air in approximately seven minutes time. We ask that you please fasten your seatbelts at this time and secure all baggage underneath your seat or in the overhead compartments. We also ask that your seats and table trays are in the upright position for take-off. Please turn off all personal electronic devices, including laptops and cell phones. Smoking is prohibited for the duration of the flight. Thank you for choosing Mountain Airlines. Enjoy your flight.

This is the final boarding call for passengers Erin and Fred Collins booked on flight 372A to Kansas City. Please proceed to gate 3 immediately. The final checks are being completed and the captain will order for the doors of the aircraft to close in approximately five minutes time. I repeat. This is the final boarding call for Erin and Fred Collins. Thank you.

Good afternoon passengers. This is the pre-boarding announcement for flight 89B to Rome. We are now inviting those passengers with small children, and any passengers requiring special assistance, to begin boarding at this time. Please have your boarding pass and identification ready. Regular boarding will begin in approximately ten minutes time. Thank you!

FIRST PART This woman is not happy. This woman is angry. She is very angry. It is six o'clock in the morning. Her alarm clock went off . Her alarm clock has just gone off . It is time to wake up. She has to go to work. She doesn't want to wake up. She doesn't want to go to work. She wants to stay in bed. She is sleepy. She is tired. THE SECOND She has a hammer. She is holding the hammer. She wants to smash the clock with the hammer. What is a hammer? A hammer is a tool. A hammer is a tool that consists of a heavy piece of metal at the end of a handle. It is used, for example, to hit nails into a piece of wood or a wall. A hammer can also be used to break things into pieces.

A. Good morning. This is an announcement for all passengers travelling on the 9:25 flight TOM1223 to Rome. This flight is delayed by two hours because of bad weather. B. Would all passengers travelling to Tokyo on flight FR3421 please have your boarding passes and passports ready for boarding. Flight FR3421 now boarding at gate 21. C. This is the final boarding call for passengers Gemma and Ryan Grey flying to Athens on flight EZ9753. Your flight is ready to leave. Please go to gate 14 immediately. The doors of the plane will close in five minutes. Final boarding call for passengers Gemma and Ryan Grey. D. This is an announcement for passengers travelling to Amsterdam on flight KL1050. Will all passengers with express boarding tickets and passengers travelling with young children please go to gate 6 for boarding. That’s all passengers with express boarding tickets and passengers travelling with young children go to gate 6 for boarding. Thank you. E. Good ev...

TO AFFORD  If you say that you cannot afford to do something or allow it to happen, you mean that you must not do it or must prevent it from happening because it would be harmful or embarrassing to you. TO BE UNDER SIEGE  If someone or something is under siege, they are being severely criticized or put under a great deal of pressure. REAL ESTATE Real estate businesses or real estate agents sell houses, buildings, and land. TO SQUASH If someone or something is squashed, they are pressed or crushed with such force that they become injured or lose their shape. TO PURCHASE  When you purchase something, you buy it. DO A COMEBACK If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or spo...

Her hair is beautiful. Her hair is really very beautiful. Her hair is amazing. It cannot be real. It is an ad. It is just an ad. It is just an ad to sell shampoos. I am sure it is just an ad to sell shampoos. This is the photo of a woman with an incredibly wonderful hair. What do you think? Real, or not real? The word 'ad' is short for advertisement.

There are lots of people in this photo. There are lots and lots of people in this photo. They are on a bus. This photo shows lots of people inside a bus. The bus is crowded. The bus is really crowded. Some people are sitting down. Most of the people are standing up. This is uncomfortable. It is very uncomfortable to be on a crowded bus on the way to work. It is very uncomfortable to be on a crowded bus on the way back home.

OFFICER : Turn the music down, sir. Hey, cut the music. LUCIFER : I'm sorry.  OFFICER : You know why I pulled you over?  LUCIFER : Well, obviously, you felt the need to exercise your limited powers and punish me for ignoring the speed limit. It's okay. I understand. I-I like to punish people, too. Or at least I used to. OFFICER : License and registration.  LUCIFER : Coming right up.  OFFICER : Are you trying to bribe me, sir?  LUCIFER : Yes, of course. Is that not enough? Take more. It's only money.  OFFICER : It's against the law, sir.  LUCIFER : You people are funny about your laws, aren't you? You break the law sometimes, don't you?  OFFICER : Sometimes I put my siren on and drive really fast for no reason at all, just 'cause I can. LUCIFER : Right? And why wouldn't you? It's fun. It feels good to get away with something, doesn't it? OFFICER : Yeah.  LUCIFER : Uh, it's okay, Officer. People like to tell ...

A bridge. A truck. A rainy day. An accident. This is crazy. This is really crazy. This is a really crazy situation. There is a truck on the bridge. The truck is on the edge of the bridge. There has been an accident. The truck almost fell. The truck almost fell into the river. Part of the truck is on the bridge. Another part of the truck is on the edge of the bridge. It is a miracle. It is unbeliebeable. It is unbelieveable that the truck did not fall into the river. Can you imagine the driver? I imagine the driver. I am sure he was really, really scared.

Yesterday. All my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday. This is how the Beatles song starts. Have you ever heard this song? I am sure you have. In this photo I can see a man. He is walking. He is crossing the street. He is crossing the street on the zebra-crossing. He is alone. He has a guitar. He has a guitar on his back. He is wearing jeans. An all-star. And a checkered shirt. This is the picture of a movie. The movie is called “Yesterday”.

This is a photo. This is a black and white photo. It is an old photo. It is a very old photo. This photo is from the 50’s. There are seven people in the photo. They are sitting down. They are all sitting down. They are all sitting down in front of the TV. They are watching TV together. They are watching a film. They are watching a cowboy film.

In this photo I can see a girl. There is a plate in front of the girl. She is not eating the food. She doesn't want to eat the food on the plate. It is a plate of salad. It is usually difficult to make kids eat salad. Do you eat salad?

A passport. A boarding pass. A plane. All this together, means one thing... travel. In this photo I can see two boarding passes. I can see two passports. They are on a table. The boarding passes, the passports, and the plane are on a table. Wait! A plane? On the table? Obviously, the plane on the table is a miniature. It is a miniature plane.

London. This is the city of London. I can see the Big Ben. I can see a bus. It is a red bus. It is a double-decker bus. This bus is London's trademark. The big Ben is another of london's trademark. What is a trademark? A trademark is a characteristic. It is something that marks a person or a place. If you say that something is the trademark of a particular person or place, you mean that it is characteristic of them or typically associated with them.

This is a woman. She is washing the dishes. She is at the sink. She is holding a pan. She is holding a pan with her right hand. And, she is holding a sponge with her left hand. The sponge is green and yellow. She is using the yellow side of the sponge to wash the pan. The tap is open. The water is running down. Right now, she is rinsing the pan.

A mountain. Two men. The two men, are climbing. The two men, are climbing up, the mountain. It is 'not' easy. It is not easy, to climb up, a mountain. One man, is on the top, of the mounting. The other man, is almost there. The man on top, reached his hand out. The man on top, reached his hand out, to help the other man. This is, partnership.

This is a road. The road is not good. There is a problem with the road. The road is broken. The road is damaged. The road is destroyed. Why is the road broken? I don't know why the road is broken. The road has two sides. One side of the road is broken. The other side of the road is ok. The left side is broken. The right side is ok. The road needs to be fixed. The road needs to be fixed as soon as possible.

A man, a woman, and a dog. A big dog. The man and the woman are a couple. They ara a beautiful couple. They are together. The man and the woman are holding hands. They are smiling. They are happy. They are walking the dog. The dog is on a leash. It is cold. They are wearing winter clothes. She is wearing brown boots. He is wearing brown boots too. Both are wearing brown boots. Both are wearing jeans too. They are walking on the grass. This is a beautiful photo.

A boy, a girl, and a ball. The ball is colorful. The ball is big and colorful. The boy and the girl are playing. They are on the beach. They are playing with the ball. They are running after the ball. They are happy. They are very happy. They are smiling. They are having fun. This is the photo of a boy and a girl playing with a colorful ball on the beach.

One, two, three... three girls. There are three girls in this photo. There are three lovely girls in this photo. The girls are in the car. They are at the back. The girls are at the backseat. One girl is listening to music. The other girl is reading a book. Her book is big. And another girl is holding a teddy bear. She is holding a teddy bear and a box of medicine. She has a band-aid. She has a band-aid on her arm. They are wearing seatbelts. They are on a trip. 

This is a man. This is the photo of a man. The man has a car. The man has a red car. His car is red and small. He has many bags. He has four bags. He has two yellow bags. He has one green bag. And, he has one red bag. He is loading his car. He is loading the bags into his car. The bags are very big. His car is Japanese. His car is a Nissan. This is the photo of a man loading his car with big bags. His car is small and red. It is a Nissan. Nissan is Japanese.

This is a car. This is a woman. This is a man. This is a child. This is a man, a woman and a child. This is a man, a woman, and a child in a car. This is a family. This is a photo. This is the photo of a family. This is the photo of a family in a car. They are travelling. This is the photo of a family travelling. This is the photo of a family travelling by car. The woman is driving. The man is holding a smartphone. The woman is driving and the man is holding a smartphone. They are happy. They are smiling. The child is at the backseat. This is the photo of a family travelling by car. The woman is driving, the man is holding a smartphone and the child is at the backseat.

Woman. This is a woman. This is a young woman. This is a beautiful young woman. This is a beautiful young woman playing. This is a beautiful young woman playing the guitar. This is a beautiful young woman playing the guitar on a chair. This is a beautiful young woman playing the guitar sitting down, on a chair. This is a beautiful young woman playing the guitar sitting down 'on' a chair. This is the photo of a beautiful young woman playing the guitar sitting down on a chair. I really like this photo of a beautiful young woman playing the guitar sitting down on a chair.

This picture has two people. There is a boy and a man. The boy is a baby. The man is the father. The man is probably the father. The boy is in the foreground. The man is in the background. The man is near the sink. The man is holding a bottle. The man is holding a bottle of water. No! Wait! The man is holding a baby bottle. The man is holding a baby bottle with water. He is also going to take something from the sink cabinet. It is probably the baby bottle cap. It is a green cap. He is worried. He looks worried. He looks scared. He is taking care of the kid. It is not easy to look after kids. The boy is eating something. The boy is on a chair. The boy is on a special chair. The boy is on a special chair for babies. The boy is wearing a drooling apron. The boy is wearing a blue drooling apron. SENTENCE MINING This picture has two people. There is a boy and a man. The boy is a baby. The man is the father. The man is probably the father. The b...

I am a cowboy. I am a brave and adventurous cowboy. I wear a nice hat and boots. I wear a checkered shirt. I am a Sheriff. I have many friends. I love to play with my friends. My best friend's name is Andy. I became famous after staring at an animation movie for kids. But not only kids like me. Many grown-ups like me too. My favourite song is: “You've got a friend in me”. Ah, one more hint, I am a toy.

They are a family. They are together. They are all on the sofa. They are together watching TV. They are watching a game on TV. They are watching a football game on TV. The couple has two children. They have a boy and a girl. The girl is older than the boy. You can't see their faces. You can only see their backs. The woman is on the left. The boy is on the right. The girl and the father are in the middle. The girl and the father is between the boy and the mother. They have a big TV. The girl and the woman are resting their arms on the backrest of the sofa. SENTENCE MINING They are a family. They are together. They are all on the sofa. They are together watching TV. They are watching a game on TV. They are watching a football game on TV. The couple has two children. They have a boy and a girl. The girl is older than the boy. You can't see their faces. You can only see their backs. The woman is ...

This picture is amazing. This picture is not real. There is a guy sitting down on an armchair. There is a speaker in front of him. He is listening to music. He is listening to loud music. The music is really, really loud. The music is so loud that it is even blowing the lamp shade and the martini glass. The martini glass is about to fall onto the floor. The loud sound is also blowing his tie and hair. This photo is famous. This photo is very famous. It is an ad. It is a tape ad. This picture has become a pop culture icon. This famous photo is known as the Blown-away Man. SENTENCE MINING This picture is amazing . This picture is not real. There is a guy sitting down on an armchair. There is a speaker in front of him. He is listening to music. He is listening to loud music. The music is really, really loud. The music is so loud that it is even blowing the lamp shade and the martini glass. The martini glass is about...

This is a stereo system. This is a modern stereo system. It is shiny. It looks expensive. It is sleek. It has two speakers. It is silver. The stereo system is on a cabinet. The stereo system is placed on a wood cabinet. The wood cabinet is a very beautiful piece of furniture. It is a HI-FI system. This type of stereo system usually has a very good quality of sound. SENTENCE MINING This is a stereo system. This is a modern stereo system. It is shiny. It looks expensive. It is sleek. It has two speakers. It is silver. The stereo system is on a cabinet. The stereo system is placed on a wood cabinet. The wood cabinet is a very beautiful piece of furniture. It is a HI-FI system. This type of stereo system usually has a very good quality of sound. TRANSLATION 1. Este é um sistema estéreo. 2. Este é um sistema estéreo moderno. 3. É brilhante. 4. Parece caro. 5. É elegante. 6. Tem dois alto-falantes. 7. É de pr...

FIRST PHOTO There are two photos. I will talk about this one first. This is an amazing photo. This photo is in black and white. It is a vintage photo. There is a woman in the photo. There is a young woman in the photo. She is on the floor. She is in her bedroom. She is holding a record. It is a vinyl record. There is another record on the floor. She is looking at the record she is holding. Some people still listen to music on vinyl. They say it is better. They say that listening to a vinyl is a totally different experience. They say that music has more dynamics on vinyl. SECOND PHOTO The second photo has a computer. There is a pair of headphones on the computer. The second picture is totally different from the first photo. The two photos show a contrast. The past and the present. This is how people listen to music today. Today, people listen to music on their computers and smartphones. Some people say that music in MP3 format is compressed. The music nowadays has no...

He is a man. He is a young man. He is a handsome young man. He is wearing a nice shirt. He is wearing a nice denin shirt. His hair is stylish. He's got beard. He is sitting down. He is sitting down on the sofa. He is listening to music. He is listening to music on the earphones. His earphones are connected to his smartphone. He is smiling. He is enjoying the song he is listening to. Maybe he is not listening to music. Maybe he is listening something else. If he is not listening to music he might be listening to a podcast. If he is listening to a podcast, it is a funny one. If he is listening to a podcast, it must be a funny one. If he is listening to a podcast, it must be a very funny one because he is smiling. Do you listen to podcasts? There are excellent podcasts to learn English. There are amazing podcasts to help you learn English. Try it! You should try it. SENTENCE MINING He is a man. He is a young man. He is a handsome young ma...

Guess who I am! I am young. I am different, very different. I have two lives. I have a public life and a secret life. In my secret life; I can climb walls. Do you already know who I am? Now I am going to give you better hints. I have superpowers. I sense things. I wear special clothes. My clothes are red and blue. I wear a mask too. When I am wearing my mask you can't see my mouth, and neither my nose. You can only see my eyes. Well, sort of. Now, the main hint. I cast webs. I got these superpowers after a laboratory accident. SENTENCE MINING Guess who I am! I am young. I am different, very different. I have two lives. I have a public life and a secret life. In my secret life; I can climb walls. Do you already know who I am? Now I am going to give you better hints. I have superpowers. I sense things. I wear special clothes. My clothes are red and blue. I wear a mask too. When I am wearing my mask you ...

It is a family. They are in the living room. They are all sitting down on the sofa. The light is out. It is night-time. It is probably night-time. It is a weekend. It is probably a weekend. They are in front of the TV. They are choosing a film to watch. They are choosing a film to watch on Netflix. It is not easy to choose a film to watch, is it? There are many options. There are many options to choose from. The couple has two children. They have a boy and a girl. The girl is holding a bowl. The girl is holding a bowl of popcorn. You can see that the woman and the girl are wearing no shoes, they are in socks. The man is the only one who wears glasses. The woman is the one who is holding the remote control. She's got the power in her hands. Ok, just joking! SENTENCE MINING It is a family. They are in the living room. They are all sitting down on the sofa. The light is out. It is night-time. It is probably night-time. It is a weeken...

This is a very interesting study technique. Highlighting. Some people do it, some people don't. That's what you should do when you learn a new word in English. This woman is highlighting parts of the text in her book. She is highlighting it in orange. It is possible to see two parts she has already highlighted. What is your study technique? What do you do to remember new words you have been learning in English? SENTENCE MINING This is a very interesting study technique. Highlighting. Some people do it, some people don't. That's what you should do when you learn a new word in English. This woman is highlighting parts of the text in her book. She is highlighiting it in orange. It is possible to see two parts she has already highlighted. What is your study technique? What do you do to remember new words you have been learning in English? TRANSLATION 1. Esta é uma técnica de estudo muito interessante. 2. Des...

Doing the shopping. Some people love it, some people hate it. Where do you stand? This woman is at a supermarket parking lot. She is putting some shopping bags at the boot of her car. British people say boot, American people say trunk. She has an SUV. There is a shopping cart next to her car. The shopping car is empty. She has already unloaded the shopping cart. She is now going back home. SENTENCE MINING Doing the shopping. Some people love it, some people hate it. Where do you stand? This woman is at a supermarket parking lot. She is putting some shopping bags at the boot of her car. British people say boot, American people say trunk. She has an SUV. There is a shopping cart next to her car. The shopping car is empty. She has already unloaded the shopping cart. She is now going back home. TRANSLATION 1. Fazendo as compras. 2. Algumas pessoas adoram, algumas pessoas odeiam isso. 3. E quanto a você? (g...

Today I don't feel like doing anything... this is how one of Bruno Mars's song starts. This guy is very lazy. He should be helping his wife. He is not helping his wife. His wife is working and he is sitting down on the sofa. He's got the TV remote control. His wife got a basket full of clothes. She is throwing on piece of clothing at him. Is he going to realize that he must stand up and help his wife? SENTENCE MINING Today I don't feel like doing anything... this is how one of Bruno Mars's song starts. This guy is very lazy. He should be helping his wife. He is not helping his wife. His wife is working and he is sitting down on the sofa. He's got the TV remote control. His wife got a basket full of clothes. She is throwing on piece of clothing at him. Is he going to realize that he must stand up and help his wife? TRANSLATION 1. Hoje eu não sinto vontade de fazer nada ... é assim que começa um...

These kids are running. They may be at school or at a park. They are playing. These kids are playing 'TAG YOU'RE IT!' This game is forbidden in some schools. Kids love to play this game. We can see four children in this photo. There are three boys and one girl. SENTENCE MINING These kids are running. They may be at school or at a park. They are playing. These kids are playing 'TAG YOU'RE IT!'. This game is forbidden in some schools. Kids love to play this game. We can see four children in this photo. There are three boys and one girl. TRANSLATION 1. Essas crianças estão correndo. 2. Eles podem estar na escola ou em um parque. 3. Eles estão brincando. 4. Essas crianças estão brincando de pega-pega. 5. Este jogo é proibido em algumas escolas. 6. As crianças adoram brincar disso. 7. Podemos ver quatro crianças nesta foto. 8. Existem três garotos e uma garota.

Kids are full of imagination. This kids in the photo are not different. These boys had a brilliant idea. They are playing at a supermarket parking lot. They are playing with a shopping cart. The shopping car is their rocket. There is a boy inside the shopping cart. The other boy is pushing the shopping cart. They are going fast. They put something beside the shopping cart that depicts turbines. They are wearing helmets. They are surely having lots of fun. They will never forget this moment. Memories of childhood. SENTENCE MINING Kids are full of imagination. This kids in the photo are not different. These boys had a brilliant idea. They are playing at a supermarket parking lot. They are playing with a shopping cart. The shopping car is their rocket. There is a boy inside the shopping cart. The other boy is pushing the shopping cart. They are going fast. They put something beside the shopping cart that depicts tur...

Helping around the house. This is a nice picture. Many women wish it was a reality for them. Saddly, it is not. There is a man in this photo. He is helping with the house chores. He is loading the dishwasher. He is helping his wife. He is probably helping his wife. He seems to be happy. I bet his wife is even happier than he is. SENTENCE MINING Helping around the house. This is a nice picture. Many women wish it was a reality for them. Saddly, it is not. There is a man in this photo. He is helping with the house chores. He is loading the dishwasher. He is helping his wife. He is probably helping his wife. He seems to be happy. I bet his wife is even happier than he is. TRANSLATION 1. Ajudando em casa. 2. Esta é uma boa foto. 3. Muitas mulheres gostariam que fosse uma realidade para elas. 4. Infelizmente, não é. 5. Há um homem nesta foto. 6. Ele está ajudando nas tarefas domésticas. 7. Ele está colocand...

This guys are travelling. They had to stop. They didn't stop because they wanted to. They had to stop because of the traffic jam. They are musicians. They were in a van. They got out of the van with their instruments. They started to play. They started to play in the middle of the road. There is a guy playing an acoustic guitar, another guy on a violin, and another guy in a very small accordion. The guy on the accordion is sitting down. The other two are standing up. The guy on the guitar is leaning against the van. It is a black van. It is a VW. They might have been there for a long, long time. At least they found a good way to pass the time. SENTENCE MINING This guys are travelling. They had to stop. They didn't stop because they wanted to. They had to stop because of the traffic jam. They are musicians. They were in a van. They got out of the van with their instruments. They started to play. They started to pla...